The story of
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Series
London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games: Publications (Digital...
Catalogue reference: LOC 8
What's it about?
LOC 8
The records comprise digital versions of publications created by LOCOG and archived as pdf files. Many of the publications are dedicated to a particular Olympic or Paralympic sport, which is reflected in the filenames. In some cases both, Olympic...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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LOC 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games: Publications (Digital Versions)
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Date (When the record was created)
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2006-2012
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records comprise digital versions of publications created by LOCOG and archived as pdf files. Many of the publications are dedicated to a particular Olympic or Paralympic sport, which is reflected in the filenames. In some cases both, Olympic and Paralympic activities are included. Accreditation (broadcast, press, Olympic family), annual reports, rate card partners, spectator guides, pocket guides, posters, Olympic Village guides and a variety of brochures also feature prominently in this collection.
It is possible that some of these records duplicate the paper publications located in LOC 6.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The records are arranged in original file plan order.
References for born-digital records are automatically generated and display a 'Z' after a forward slash, which distinguish them from traditional references allocated to paper and digitised records.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also LOC 6
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2005-2012
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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455 digital record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Records not yet transferred
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Sports
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No further accruals are anticipated.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14519135/
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London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games: Publications (Digital Versions)
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